A rath, or ringfort, is an early medieval enclosed settlement, typically dating from between the sixth and tenth centuries, defined by one or more earthen banks thrown up around a homestead to mark territory, manage livestock, and offer a modest degree of protection. Thousands of them survive across Ireland in varying states of preservation, though most have lost something to the plough or to stone-robbing over the centuries.

This particular example was recorded by Denis Power and uploaded to the Archaeological Survey database in August 2011. The enclosure measures roughly 28.8 metres north to south and 26.5 metres east to west, making it a modest but typical example of its type. The earthen bank survives best along the south-south-west to north-north-east arc, where its external height reaches 1.7 metres, with the interior face considerably lower at around 0.4 metres. As the bank progresses up the slope toward the north-east and south-east, it diminishes, becoming almost scarp-like at the southern end, where it stands only 0.45 metres high and about 2.65 metres wide. There is also a notable depression along the north-north-east to north-east portion of the bank, roughly 12 metres by 10 metres and 0.85 metres deep, where material has been quarried away, cutting into the northern edge of the interior.

The interior itself is level and sits under rough grazing, which is both its salvation and part of its problem. Cattle have worn down sections of the bank considerably, particularly along the north-east arc, where repeated access over many years has denuded the earthwork. Visitors approaching across open pasture should look carefully for the subtle change in ground level that marks the surviving bank, and pay attention to the south-south-west section where the profile is clearest. The depression to the north-east is visible on close inspection and gives a sense of how even relatively inconspicuous monuments like this one have been picked at over time for building material or drainage work. Low winter or morning light, which throws earthworks into shadow and makes them legible in a way that flat midday sun does not, is the best condition in which to appreciate what remains.